Best of British: stay up-to-date with everything happening in homegrown luxury this month. Here’s all the British luxury news for May 2026.
British Luxury News: May 2026
Fairfax & Favor
Fairfax & Favor Launches Second Collab With Lydia MillenÂ
Following the success of last year’s sell-out collection, Fairfax & Favor has once again tapped OG luxury content creator Lydia Millen for a fresh drop of handbags.Â
Staying true to the original collection – which sold out in just 15 minutes on its first launch – this iteration blends classic British luxury with everyday style. The new drop also brings back some of our favourite styles, including the Top Handle, Micro Top Handle and Clutch bags – now in a rich chocolate colourway.
The drop came with a fresh new campaign, starring Millen strolling along the British countryside, Fairfax & Favor bag in hand.
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Burberry
Burberry Takes Over Hôtel Belles Rives
Remember that insane takeover Burberry did at The Newt last year? Well, the brand’s done it again – and this time, it’s a global affair.Â
Sitting pretty on the French Riviera, Hôtel Belles Rives has seen its fair share of glamorous guests and tenants – including Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald.â But this might be its most glamorous (and British) yet.
â The hotel’s famous Art Deco glamour gets a Burberry twist this summer, with the British label unveiling a full takeover of the hotel’s private jetty and beach club. Think sun loungers, umbrellas and beach bags decked out in its signature check, as well as ice lollies stamped with the label’s logo. Welcome to the Burberry beach club.
Until September 30, 2026 at Hôtel Belles Rives (33 Boulevard Edouard Baudoin, 06160, Antibes, France), bellesrives.com
Mulberry
Mulberry Marks 55 Years
Fifty-five years in the business, and Mulberry continues to prove that brands can do style and sustainability in equal measure. The label marked its milestone birthday this month with a limited edition collection created in collaboration with British Pasture Leather, with the capsule of bags and pouches made using vegetable-tanned hides sourced from 100 percent pasture-fed British cattle.
With this collaboration, Mulberry aims to show how transparent leather supply chains can positively impact people and planet through regenerative farming and localised sourcing.
We celebrated the brand’s launch and 55th birthday at a special panel talk earlier in the month, where C&TH Editorial Director Lucy Cleland joined host Anita Rani, alongside Mulberry’s head of Sustainability,Rosie Wollacott, and co-founder of British Pasture Leather, Alice Robinson. Together, they discussed why luxury and longevity starts with the land.â
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Stella McCartney
Helen Mirren Fronts Stella McCartney’s Latest Campaign
Stella McCartney has kicked off a new series of Ryder Portraits, spotlighting friends of the brand who share the designer’s passion for advocacy and life-changing causes. And the first woman in the studio? Dame Helen Mirren.
Photographed by Mary McCartney, Mirren steps out with the label’s Ryder bag slung over her shoulder. The handbag is Stella McCartney’s most luxurious handbag – both a symbol of the brand’s advanced vegan innovation and artisan craftsmanship, as well as the designer’s love of horses.
Earlier this year, Mirren opened Stella McCartney’s Summer 2026, narrating The Beatles’ ‘Come Together’ as a manifesto for humanity, animals and Mother Earth.
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Otiumberg x Henry Holland Studio
Otiumberg & Henry Holland Studio Collaborate On Homeware Capsule
Another great British collab – and it’s safe to say, we’re obsessed. B Corp jewellery label Otiumberg marks its first foray into homeware, with an exclusive capsule created with Henry Holland Studio.
Holland, who is known for his handmade ceramics, translates the brand’s visual signatures into sculptural boxes – each one crowned with the Otiumberg knot. Hand-formed using the studio’s go-to Nerikomi technique – where layers of coloured clay are stacked, compressed, sliced and reassembled into marbled patterns – every box is different from the last.
Speaking on the collection, Otiumberg founders Christie and Rosanna Wollenberg said: ‘We’re so delighted to have collaborated with Henry on this homeware capsule. Interpreting the Otiumberg knot through his iconic ceramic patterns has beautifully brought together both of our creative worlds. We wanted to create pieces that allow our jewellery to live within the home, while also standing alone as sculptural objects that sit beautifully in any space.’
‘Jewellery boxes are something our customers have been asking for for a long time, so bringing them to life with Otiumberg felt like the perfect opportunity,’ added Henry Holland. ‘We’ve taken cues from their earring silhouettes and translated them into sculptural ceramic forms, finished with the iconic knot motif. Introducing gold lustre into the studio for the first time added a new level of contrast and refinement – it has pushed our work somewhere new. The result feels like a true meeting point between our two worlds objects that are as functional as they are expressive.’
otiumberg.com | henryhollandstudio.comÂ
Beulah London
Beulah London Taps Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey For Latest Collection
Beulah is ready for summer – and to celebrate, the label has teamed up with fashion consultant and VCH founder Ginnie Chadwyck-Healey once again to create a brand new collection.
‘Collaborating with Beulah again has been a wonderful creative journey,’ commented Chadwyck-Healey. ‘Together, we’ve designed a collection that embodies the ease and refinement of summer dressing – from the formal to the more casual engagements; pieces that feel distinctive yet effortlessly versatile, and that can be worn over and over again. While rooted in Beulah’s signature elegance, this capsule introduces a more relaxed sensibility, with styling that shows the pieces dressed up and dressed down.’
Made up of five hero pieces for the season, including three dresses and a blouse and skirt set. The latter, which poses brand new territory for the collaborators, has been handcrafted in collaboration with Beulah’s Ethical Artisan Partner and features delicate hand embroidery completed by female artisans in a rural village in Bangladesh.
‘This collection reflects a shared vision of effortless elegance and purpose-driven design,’ said Natasha Rufus Isaacs, co-founder of Beulah London. ‘Ginnie brings her exceptional eye for style and understanding of what women truly want to wear, complementing our dedication to empower women not only through how they feel wearing Beulah, but through the meaningful craftsmanship behind the pieces.’
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